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Issue 116, 2023
Established: 1995
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Saturday, January 28th, 2023
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Illustration: Imnalemla Imchen, XI
74th rEPUBLIC DAY -Ansala Phurailatpam, XI On a cold December night of the year 1929, the congress gathered under the leadership of a young aspirational freedom fighter, who stood tall amongst a crowd of stalwarts. His was a name that would stay reputed and inscribed on the hearts of every single Indian to come, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In the Lahore Session of December, 1929, the Congress decided to declare the 26th of January, 1930 as the day that will mark the freedom of India from British Rule. Every year on the 26th day of January India celebrates her republic day to commemorate the sacrifice and resilience of the freedom fighters because of whom we stand together as a proud and free country. A goal set, with a mission in mind, the deep fire sparked in every corner of the country, ignited by the leaders then and those who came before, the stage
was set for a head-on confrontation between the enslaved Indians against the British Raj. The land was to thrum to the Civil Disobedience Movement that will shake the foundations of the British empire. Twenty years later, on January 26th, the Indian Constitution came into effect, establishing India as an independent republic. After 73 years, the twenty sixth day of January continues to signify the raging unquenchable spirit of India. People all over the nation come out in colorful parades, painted saffron, white, and green, praise and love adorning each one’s lips in different melodies. The event also pays homage to the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the country. The Prime Minister of India honors them with a 21-gun salute followed by the hoisting of the national flag and the
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